6 Die In Stampede At Tirupati During Distribution Of Tokens To Offer Prayers
Six people died in a stampede at Vishnu Niwasam at Tirupati during the distribution of Vaikunthadwara Sarvadarshanam token.
A massive rush of devotees attempting to secure tokens resulted in the stampede. One of the devotees was from Tamil Nadu’s Salem. Sixteen people were injured during the incident and were taken to the Ruia Hospital for treatment.
Visuals showed heavy police presence in the area and several people being shifted to ambulances. Witnesses said as many as 60 people fell on each other while collecting tokens at the counter. The massive rush led to the stampede.
A large of devotees were present at the temple to offer prayers and the cops and other people were present for crowd management. Locals have alleged that ambulance drivers were missing, causing a delay in shifting the injured to the hospital.
The tokens were to be distributed from tomorrow morning at 5 am and people devotees had queued up for the same.
A probe has been initiated to see if there was any police negligence during managing the crowd.
